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In Human Rights, What Does ‘Access to Remedy’ Really Mean?

Natalie Bridgeman Fields, Executive Director, Accountability Counsel

The Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights call for access to "nonjudicial remedy" for communities affected by business-related human rights harms. San Francisco-based nonprofit Accountability Counsel works to ensure this access for communities around the world. Read more →

Posted: April 19, 2013 | Topics: Community Engagement & Development, Events, Human Rights

The Supreme Court Has Ruled on Kiobel. Now What?

Peter Nestor, Manager, Advisory Services

In its Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Shell opinion, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that cases under the Alien Tort Statute will now be presumptively dismissed when the alleged human rights abuses occur outside the United States. What does this mean for business and human rights? Read more →

Posted: April 17, 2013 | Topics: Human Rights

What the New Telecommunications Human Rights Principles Mean

Dunstan Allison Hope, Managing Director, Advisory Services

Telecommunications companies have published new guiding principles for human rights, freedom of expression, and privacy. What does this development mean? Read more →

Posted: March 27, 2013 | Topics: Human Rights, Information & Communications Technology, Leadership

Microsoft Reports: What ‘the Law’ Is Asking of Internet Companies

Dunstan Allison Hope, Managing Director, Advisory Services

Microsoft’s first report on how it has responded to requests from law-enforcement agencies is a positive move in transparency, building on reports by Google and Twitter. It also poses an important question for society: What is the proper relationship among law enforcement, private companies, and privacy? Read more →

Posted: March 22, 2013 | Topics: Human Rights, Information & Communications Technology, Reporting & Communications

Calling All Investors: It’s Time to Pay Attention to Human Rights

Chloё Poynton, Manager, Advisory Services

In this blog, we provide three recommendations for investors and financial service companies on how to integrate human rights into their due diligence processes. Read more →

Posted: March 19, 2013 | Topics: Financial Services, Human Rights, Investor Perspective

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